Nau mai whakakao mai ki KUPU 2025.
He taiopenga hai whakahuihui i ngā ringatuhi Māori o te motu, hai whāriki i ō rātou kaupapa tuhituhi, titotito hoki ki te marea.
KUPU Ngā Ringa Tuhituhi
17–18 Whiringānuku 2025 | Ōhinemutu & Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
2025 PIKIHUIA AWARDS
19 Whiringānuku 2025 | Te Puia, Rotorua
Ngā kaituhituhi
Tracy Manukonga – Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi
Qiane Matata-Sipu – Te Waiohua, Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao
Taiarahia Black – Tuhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Stacy Gregg – Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Maru
Airana Ngarewa – Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine
Hona Black – Tūhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Hinemoa Elder – Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāpuhi
Hēmi Kelly – Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whāoa
Hana Tapiata – Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tarāwhai
Donovan Farnham – Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe
Hai ngā rā e haere ake nei whakaputa ai ngā ingoa o ngā mātanga tuhituhi Māori kē atu. Aua atu i te 30 katoa ngā ringatuhi ka tau atu ki KUPU 2025.
Hokona he tīkiti!
Kia riro i a koe tētahi koha i a McLeods Booksellers Ltd, arā, he 10% te tangohanga i te utu mo ngā pukapuka ka hokona atu hai te Oketopa. Katoa ngā pukapuka he mea tārai e ngā ringatuhi o KUPU 2025.
Ka mutu, he kaupapa Māori, nōreira ka whāngaihia katoatia koutou ki roto o Whakatūria. He kai timotimo, he kapu tī, he kapu kawhe hoki mā te katoa.
Haere mai ki KUPU
Welcome, come together for KUPU 2025.
A festival bringing together Māori writers from across the country, to lay down their stories and compositions before the people.
KUPU Māori Writers Festival
17–18 October 2025 | Ōhinemutu & Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
2025 PIKIHUIA AWARDS
19 October 2025 | Te Puia, Rotorua
Writers
Tracy Manukonga – Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi
Qiane Matata-Sipu – Te Waiohua, Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Pikiao
Taiarahia Black – Tuhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Stacy Gregg – Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Maru
Airana Ngarewa – Ngāti Ruanui, Ngā Rauru, Ngāruahine
Hona Black – Tūhoe, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Tūwharetoa
Hinemoa Elder – Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāpuhi
Hēmi Kelly – Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whāoa
Hana Tapiata – Tūhourangi, Ngāti Tarāwhai
Donovan Farnham – Ngāti Awa, Tūhoe
Stay tuned for more writers. A total of 30 authors will be announced in the coming days.
Tickets include a 10% discount on all festival books from McLeods Booksellers Ltd.
Finally, as Māori kaupapa, you will all be welcomed into Whakatūria. There will be food, snacks, tea and coffee available.
Haere mai ki KUPU
Ngā kaituhituhi
WRITERS FESTIVAL - Cost
$30 Pāhi Rā 1 - KUPU | Kupu Day 1
$30 Pāhi Rā 2 - KUPU | Kupu Day 2
$55 Pāhi Wikena - KUPU | KUPU PASS
$30 2025 Pikihuia Awards (Te Puia, Sunday 19 October)
Payment methods
- Card
- Zip/Afterpay
- Invoice
WRITERS FESTIVAL - Programme
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